The Importance of Bed Depth
In this post, I discuss the impact of bed depths on brewing filter coffee, and how this impacts my favorite brew parameters with the Pulsar and the Pulsar mini, and I offer some reasons why I think bed depths affects flavor in the way it does.
The Physics of Espresso is out !!
Hello all ! I am so thrilled to announce that my second book The Physics of Espresso is finally out ! This one took a while longer than I expected, and you’ll understand why when you get your hands on it. It contains hundreds of graphs and drawings, more professional photos and both my editor…
Recent Insights into Espresso Dynamics April 14 Chicago Conference
I will be presenting a conference on the topic of espresso dynamics during SCA 2024 in Chicago !
What I learned from analyzing 300 particle size distributions for 24 espresso grinders
This post presents a deep analysis of 300 particle size distributions for various espresso grinders
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About Me
I’m a researcher in astrophysics at the Montreal Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, and an adjunct professor at Université de Montréal – I write about my science projects here. I love to think about coffee brewing and use the tools of science to learn how to brew better coffee. Hopefully, you will find on my blog some things that are also useful to you.
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